Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Canada

Toronto vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 20.4% more expensive than Stoke-On-Trent.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 60.8% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Toronto

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Toronto are more expensive than in Stoke-On-Trent. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Toronto.

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Toronto vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Stoke-On-Trent, you would:

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.79 £17.81	$17.53 CA$24.75	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.24 £7.67	$10.52 CA$14.85	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 £1.41	$2.08 CA$2.93	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 £1.01	$1.71 CA$2.42	+26.9%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 £1.19	$2.74 CA$3.87	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 £2.98	$4.56 CA$6.44	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 £4.21	$9.44 CA$13.33	+67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 £2.61	$3.54 CA$4.99	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 £2.81	$5.16 CA$7.28	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 £0.94	$1.68 CA$2.37	+33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.54 CA$0.76	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 £0.85	$1.59 CA$2.24	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.95 CA$2.75	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$0.82 CA$1.16	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.73 CA$1.04	+8.6%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 £5.92	$4.68 CA$6.60	-40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.00 £55.40	$109.41 CA$154.46	+47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.59 £11.67	$12.80 CA$18.07	-17.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 60.8% more for housing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.18 £30.83	$47.87 CA$67.57	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.22 £563.91	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	+110.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$660.72 £494.66	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	+114.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.49 £170.32	$92.23 CA$130.19	-59.5%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$914.87 £684.94	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	-9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	+48.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.95	$6.31 CA$8.91	-4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.30	$3.97 CA$5.61	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.14 £15.83	$14.03 CA$19.80	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.43 £19.79	$38.35 CA$54.13	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.90	$12.62 CA$17.82	+6.2%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.88 £56.06	$51.64 CA$72.90	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.43 £19.79	$39.51 CA$55.77	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.94 £60.60	$98.10 CA$138.48	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.91 £72.55	$122.24 CA$172.55	+26.1%
Average			+12.0%

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